“JaneAustenmeetsBengalicinema“(PublishersWeekly)inthisdelightfulandheartfeltrom-comaboutaBangladeshiAmericanteenwhosemeddlingmotherarrangesamatchtosecuretheirfamily’sfinancialsecurity--justasshe’sfallinginlovewithsomeoneelse.ZahraKhanisbasicallyBangladeshiroyalty,butbeingaprincessdoesn’tpaythebillsinPaterson,NewJersey.WhileZahra’splansforfinancialsecuritythissummerinvolveworkinglonghoursatChaiHoandsavingupforcollegewritingcourses,AmmaisconvincedthatallZahraneedsisa“goodmatch,“JaneAustenstyle.EnterHarunEmon,who’swealthy,devastatinglyhandsome,and...aloof.AssoonasZahrameetshim,sheknowsit’sabadmatch.It’snothingliketheconnectionshehaswithNayimAktar,thenewdishwasherattheteashop,whojustgetsZahrainawaynoonehasbefore.So,whenZahrafindsoutthatHarunisjustasuninterestedinthismatchassheis,theydecidetoslowlysabotagetheirparents’plans.AndforonceinZahra’slife,shecanhaveherrossomalaiandeatittoo:“dating“HarunandkeepingAmmahappywhilecatchingrealfeelingsforNayim.Butlife--andboys--canbemorecomplicatedthanZahrarealizes.Withherfeelingsallmixedup,ZahradiscoversthatsometimesbeingagoodBengalikidcanbearoyalpain.
DATING PLANS LOVE MATCH BUTLIFE
